Distribution

Brian Aebig, general manager of Canada for Avnet Technology Solutions
Distribution

New Year’s Podcast Series: Brian Aebig of Avnet Canada

February 6, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Brian Aebig of Avnet Canada
Avnet Canada head Brian Aebig weighs in on the pending Tech Data merger, how the distributor fared in the 2016 market, and where he sees 2017 heading.

Cloud

HotLink signs on Avnet as first distributor for VMware-focused cloud integration platform

February 1, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on HotLink signs on Avnet as first distributor for VMware-focused cloud integration platform
Avnet will also distribute the HotLink Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service offering in the U.S., and Canada, an offering that Hotlink thinks is exceptionally well-suited to the channel.

Distribution

New Year’s Podcast Series: Bill Brandel of Ingram Micro Canada

January 31, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Bill Brandel of Ingram Micro Canada
Bill Brandel on a year that saw him move to Canada to head up Ingram Micro’s Canadian operations, the distributor’s acquisition by HNA Group, and much more.

Distribution

IoT connectivity vendor Ingenu partners with Arrow Electronics on global deal

January 30, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on IoT connectivity vendor Ingenu partners with Arrow Electronics on global deal
Ingenu delivers wireless M2M connectivity using their RPMA technology, and is looking to Arrow to bundle their connectivity with Arrow’s own services offerings.

Channel Communities

Pax8 adds Jennifer Bodell as Emerging Channel director to strengthen communities ties

January 23, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on Pax8 adds Jennifer Bodell as Emerging Channel director to strengthen communities ties
Cloud-focused distributor Pax8 sees IT trade association events as ideal grounds to talk with partners and add productive new ones, and Bodell’s hire both strengthens their presence at them and provides the channel with more evidence of their commitment.

Distribution

D&H Canada continues strong growth with 26 per cent overall sales growth in 2016

January 6, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on D&H Canada continues strong growth with 26 per cent overall sales growth in 2016
Growth was good pretty much across all D&H segments, although notebooks, collaboration and video conference solutions, systems components, and even printers, all did exceptionally well.

Tech Data Canada president Rick Reid
Distribution

New Year’s Podcast Series: Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada

January 3, 2017 Robert Dutt Comments Off on New Year’s Podcast Series: Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada
Rick Reid of Tech Data Canada kicks off this year’s New Year’s Podcast Series, recounting a year that was headlined by his company’s buy of a fellow distie.

Incoming Tech Data CEO Rich Hume
Distribution

Leader of Tech Data integration effort with Avnet provides update

December 15, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on Leader of Tech Data integration effort with Avnet provides update
The structure of the new company is in the process of being set, and the acquisition remains on track to close in the first half of 2017.

Big Data

Talking IOT and analytics with Colin Blair of Avnet Technology Solutions [video]

December 13, 2016 Robert Dutt 2
Colin Blair, Avnet vice president of IOT, analytics and cognitive, shares how the distributor is helping solution providers tackle some big opportunities.